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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

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Maitland-Kurri Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Kurri Kurri under 18 and third grade teams defeated Maitland East End and Abermain respectively last Sunday. The under 20 team was…

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Rugby League KURRI v. CENTRAL

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

To-morrow Kurri make their second appearance at the Sports Ground this season. Their opponents on this occasion will be…

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Inflating Tennis Balls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

How are tennis balls inflated? Here is a question which will no doubt, puzzle many. First of all, tennis balls are inflated by gas and not by air…

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Stroud Golf Club Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Considerable interest is again manifested in the forthcoming Stroud Golf Club Ball, which is regarded locally as the event of the year. The Club has…

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Golf News Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

The local Club held its annual meeting on the 15th of this month, the following being present: Messrs, Dark, Davis, Wilson, J. Carlton, Jonas…

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Boxing at Cessnock (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 8

Sir,—Please permit me space in your sporting section to congratulate Messrs. Shakespeare and Johnson, assisted by a committee of efficient…

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Football. Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

Wanderers' teams to play Army No. 3 at Singleton:- "A" grade: R. Weekes, J. Cullen J. Abrahams, J. Coupland, B. Hughes,…

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Junior Rugby League Three Attractive Games on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 6

After a spell of three weeks owing to the ground not being available, the Cessnock Junior Rugby League competition will kick off…

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Racing at Randwick To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

Three-year-old Handicap. 6 furlongs 13 yards.—First division: Twice Royal Lunar, Glencrag. Nursery Handicap, 1 mile 19 yards…

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Strong Fields at Maitland Greyhound Racing To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

The Maitland Club’s £300 meeting, to be run to-morrow afternoon, has brought some even fields of high-grade dogs,…

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Sport and Sportsmen. (By "The Scouts.") Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 6

Muswellbrook and Aberdeen have been among recent winners at the local greyhound racing track. Mrs. P. Parkinson obtained a dual success…

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Preparing For Muswellbrook Races 84 Nominations Received

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

Eighty four nominations (52 horses) have been received for the Muswellbrook Patriotic Race Club's meeting to be held at…

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Sunday's Football St. Patrick's to Play Greta Army

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 5

St. Patrick's A team, which has received a forfeit from Army IV in the League competitions, will play a special match against…

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Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

Greta will play Kurri at Greta on Sunday in the A grade competition. This game will undoubtedly be Greta’s hardest as…

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Rugby League Rules Answers to Questions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

J.B. (Greta): Should play be allowed to proceed after the ball has come out of the same tonnel as It was put in?…

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Duration of Shield Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE Saturday.—The president of the Victorian Cricket Association (Dr. R. L. Morton) said to-day that Victoria hoped…

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Rugby League Reserves Results of To-day’s Games

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

The draw in to-day’s Rugby League brought together South Newcastle, leaders in the reserve grade and Maitland the…

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Junior Rugby League Sunday’s Fixtures (By “Five-Eighth”)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 5

With only three series of fixtures to be decided in the various competitions conducted by the Maitland District Junior Rugby…

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Bowls Off Again

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

Because of the state of the green, caused "through the, recent rain deluges, the local bowling green was not playable again this week-end…

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Cessnock Golf Results

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

CESSNOCK.—The mixed four-ball v par competition conducted by Cessnock Golf Club on Saturday resulted: E. Levido and Mrs…

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